Vanden Enden, Nat. Bill:

The Lord Delawar reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing Lewis Vanden Enden," was committed:
That the Committee had gone through the said Bill;
and directed him to report the same to the House,
without any Amendment."

Message to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Hiccocks and Mr. Orlebar:

To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
said Bill, without any Amendment.

Seamen's Petition referred to Committee on Soldiers Bill.

Upon reading the Petition of several Persons, whose
Names are subscribed, on Behalf of themselves and many
Hundreds of other Seamen, that have served Her Majesty
very faithfully at Sea in the late Wars; praying, "That
they may be included in the Bill now depending in
this House, for enabling the Officers and Soldiers, who
have been in Her Majesty's Service, to exercise their
Trades; that those who have been in the Sea Service
may have like Encouragements with those that have
been in the Land Service:"

It is Ordered, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Petition shall
be, and is hereby, referred to the Committee of the
whole House to whom the said Bill is committed.

Messages from H. C. with a Bill; and to return Sir Bourchier Wrey's Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Lockhart and others:

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for the better regulating the Elections of Members to serve in Parliament for that Part of Great Britain called Scotland;"
to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Richard Vyvyan and others:

To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable
Trustees to sell some Out Parts of the Estate of Sir
Bourchier Wrey Baronet, in the County of Devon, for
the Purposes therein mentioned;" and to acquaint
this House, that they have agreed to their Lordships
Amendment made to the said Bill.

Shoreditch to Enfield, Highways, Bill.

Hodie 2avice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
repairing the Highway or Road, from the Stones-end,
in the Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch, in the County
of Midd'x, to the furthermost Part of the Northern
Road in the Parish of Endfield, in the same County,
next to the Parish of Cheshunt, in the County of Hertford."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House, presently.

Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and
put into a Committee thereupon.

And, after some Time spent therein, the House was
resumed.

And the Lord Delawar reported from the said Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill; and directed him to report the same to the House, without
any Amendment."

Message from H. C. to return the E. of Thomond's Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir William Windham and others:

To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for confirming several Grants in Fee-farm, made by Henry Earl
of Thomond, by virtue of, or since the passing, a former Act of Parliament; and for giving some Ease and
Relief to the Purchasers under or since the said former Act;" and to acquaint this House, that they have
agreed to their Lordships Amendments made to the said
Bill.

Malt Bill.

The House (according to Order) was adjourned during
Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for granting to Her Majesty Duties
upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, for the Service
of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirteen; and for making forth Duplicates of Lottery
Tickets lost, burnt, or destroyed; and for enlarging
the Time for adjusting Claims in several Lottery Acts;
and to punish the counterfeiting or forging of Lottery
Orders; and for explaining a late Act, in relation to
Stamp Duties on Customary Estates which pass by
Deed and Copy."

And, after some Time spent therein, the House was
resumed.

And the Lord Delawar reported from the said Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill; and
directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment."

Hodie 3avice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
granting to Her Majesty Duties upon Malt, Mum,
Cyder, and Perry, for the Service of the Year One
Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirteen; and for
making forth Duplicates of Lottery Tickets lost,
burnt, or destroyed; and for enlarging the Time for
adjusting Claims in several Lottery Acts; and to punish the counterfeiting or forging of Lottery Orders;
and for explaining a late Act, in relation to Stamp
Duties on Customary Estates which pass by Deed and
Copy."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

"Dissentient.

Protest against it:

"1st. Because we apprehend, that the charging Scotland with this Malt Tax, will be a Violation of the
Fourteenth Article of the Union; by which it is expressly provided, "that Scotland shall not be charged
with any Malt Tax during this War;" and it was not
denied, for indeed it is undeniable, that Peace with
Spain is not yet concluded: And, by Construction of
Law, and Usage of Parliament, this Bill is to be
reckoned as a Grant to the Crown, and a Charge
upon the People, from the First Day of this Session,
at which Time even the Peace with France was not
made.

"2dly, Because a great Part of this Malt Tax is for
the satisfying and making up the Deficiency of the
Malt-Tax, in the Year 1711; from which Scotland
being entirely free, we conceive it unjust, even though
the Peace were concluded, to make that Part of the
United Kingdom pay any Part of that Tax, which was
expressly given (as appears by the Preamble) for this
present War.

"3dly, Because it is, by the foresaid Fourteenth Article, expressly provided, "that due Consideration shall
be had of the Circumstances of Scotland, when any
Imposition or Tax is laid on it:" And we are fully assured, that it is impossible for Scotland to bear so
heavy a Tax, by which it will be liable to pay vastly
more when the Peace shall be concluded, than it did
during the War; whereas England has its Burthens
greatly diminished.

"Somerset.

"Sunderland.

"Lonsdale.

"Mar.

Linlithgow.

"Findlater.

"Eglintoune.

Kinnoull.

"Northesk.

Home.

"Blantyre.

Orkney.

"Loudoun.

"Scarbrough.

I'lay.

"Greenwich.

Roseberie.

"Kilsyth.

Balmerino."

Message to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to the Bill.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Hiccocks and Mr. Lovibond:

To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the
last mentioned Bill, without any Amendment.